Answer:
- 1/12 gallon per mowing
- 12 mowings per gallon
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that Angie can mow her lawn 4 times using 1/3 gallon of gas, you want to know how much gas is required for each mowing, and how many times Angie can mow on one gallon of gas.
Gallons per mowing
To find the number of gallons required for each mowing of the lawn, divide the number of gallons by the number of mowings:
(1/3 gal)/(4 mowings) = 1/(3·4) gal/mowing = 1/12 gal/mowing
It takes 1/12 gallon to mow the lawn once.
Mowings per gallon
The reciprocal of this value has the reciprocal units.
1/(1/12 gal/mowing) = 12 mowings/gal
Angie can mow the lawn 12 times with one gallon of gas.
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Additional comment
It often proves useful to keep the units with the numbers when working rate problems. This can eliminate a lot of mistakes. The units are treated as you would treat a variable.
